Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey
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Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris, comte, then prince de Montbarrey (1732–1796) was a French politician. He was made Secretary of State for War
by Louis XVI of France
in 1778, but displeased Marie-Antoinette and was forced to leave that office two years later. On the storming of the Bastille
he retired to his château near Besançon
then emigrated
in 1791.
Secretary of State for War (France)
The Secretary of State for War was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The position was responsible for the Army and for overseeing French border provinces...
by Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
in 1778, but displeased Marie-Antoinette and was forced to leave that office two years later. On the storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint...
he retired to his château near Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
then emigrated
Émigré
Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
in 1791.
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- Révolution française by Jules MicheletJules MicheletJules Michelet was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.-Early life:His father was a master printer, not very prosperous, and Jules assisted him in the actual work of the press...